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Shale People Project is vandalised – WestLothian Courier

THIEVES have stolen thousands of pounds worth of community artworks – less than 36 hours after they were unveiled. Six figures which were part of the Shale People Project were stolen from around Uphall and Broxburn over the weekend and another two were damaged, leaving only two of the installations unscathed. And it’s estimated that it will cost at least £2000 to repair or replace the pieces affected. The artworks were officially unveiled on Thursday, but sometime in the early hours of Saturday, four of the larger-than-lifesize figures were stolen from the gable end of Aldo’s Fish Bar in central Uphall, one figure was removed from Broxburn Swimming Pool, and three figures in vennels just off Broxburn’s East Main Street were vandalised in an attempt to remove them.

Iranian artist #ShirinNeshat abandoned artmaking for 10 years before going on to become one of contemporary art’s most recognizable names. Read more about her journey from @artsy: https://t.co/KZRY5zYTnC